Injuries and suspensions ahead of Dream Team Game Week 26 – Son Heung-min latest, Saka & Grealish doubtful
Dream Team brings you all the latest injury news and suspension updates from the Premier League to help managers navigate their way through Game Week 26.
Son Heung-min (£4.4m) looks set to miss Tottenham’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.
The South Korea star was forced off early in the north London derby against Arsenal last weekend and subsequently missed the ill-fated trip to Dinamo Zagreb.
On Wednesday, Jose Mourinho said: “Sonny has no chance for this match, no chance at all. I even feel it’s very doubtful for the weekend. I believe he will need the international break to recover totally.”
Given the result in Zagreb, Mourinho didn’t provide an update on Son’s availability but he’s likely to be absent this weekend. Erik Lamela (£1.8m) is serving his one-match suspension after seeing red at the Emirates.
There is however some good news for Spurs, who welcome back midfielder Giovani Lo Celso (£2.8m) after a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Dean Smith says a decision will be made on Sunday morning as to whether Jack Grealish (£4.5m) is available. The Aston Villa boss says that Bertrand Traore (£2.3m) will take a ‘pain-killing injection’ to feature.
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka (£3.2m) is still rated as doubtful having suffered a hamstring strain against Spurs. Manager Mikel Arteta said the youngster was doing ‘much better’ on Thursday and will undergo a late fitness test.
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Willian (£2.1m) also missed the Olympiakos defeat with a tight calf but captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£4.8m) should return to the starting XI.
The usual suspects are still absent for West Ham, although Jesse Lingard (£2.7m) is back having been ineligible to play against Manchester United.
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham (£3.5m) has returned to training but Andreas Christensen (£3.1m) and Thiago Silva (£4.2m) are expected to miss the FA Cup showdown with Sheffield United.
Man City have a fully fit squad for their quarter-final trip to Everton, who themselves are without James Rodriguez (£3.6m), Jordan Pickford (£2m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£1.8m).
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a few injury concerns as they prepare to face Leicester on Sunday evening.
Forwards Edinson Cavani (£3m) and Anthony Martial (£3.5m) both missed the clash with AC Milan on Thursday, while Marcus Rashford (£4.7m) was withdrawn at half time after ‘feeling something.’
Harvey Barnes (£2.9m), Cengiz Under (£1.8m), James Maddison (£4.1m) and Ricardo Pereira (£3.7m) have been ruled out.
Arsenal
Injured: Bukayo Saka, Willian
Suspended: None
Aston Villa
Injured: Jack Grealish, Kortney Hause, Bertrand Traore, Wesley
Suspended: None
Brighton
Injured: Adam Webster, Aaron Connolly, Dan Burn, Florin Andone, Solomon March, Tariq Lamptey
Suspended: None
Burnley
Injured: Jack Cork, Charlie Taylor, Ashley Barnes, Johann Berg Gudmundsson
Suspended: None
Chelsea
Injured: Tammy Abraham, Thiago Silva, Andreas Christensen
Suspended: None
Crystal Palace
Injured: James McArthur, Nathaniel Clyne, Tyrick Mitchell, James McCarthy, Nathan Ferguson, Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins
Suspended: None
Everton
Injured: James Rodriguez, Jordan Pickford, Robin Olsen, Fabian Delph, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Suspended: None
Fulham
Injured: Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Marek Rodak, Tom Cairney
Suspended: None
Leeds
Injured: Liam Cooper, Pablo Hernandez, Patrick Bamford (doubt), Rodrigo, Adam Forshaw, Leif Davis
Suspended: None
Leicester
Injured: Harvey Barnes, Cengiz Under, James Justin, Sidnei Tavares, James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Wes Morgan
Suspended: None
Liverpool
Injured: Jordan Henderson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk
Suspended: None
Man City
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Man United
Injured: Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Eric Bailly, Marcus Rashford (doubt)
Suspended: None
Newcastle
Injured: Callum Wilson, Allan Saint-Maximin, Miguel Almiron, Fabian Schar
Suspended: None
Sheffield United
Injured: John Egan, Sander Berge, Jack Robinson, Jack O’Connell, Jack Rodwell, David McGoldrick
Suspended: None
Southampton
Injured: Theo Walcott, Danny Ings, Michael Obafemi, Oriol Romeu, William Smallbone
Suspended: None
Tottenham
Injured: Heung-Min Son
Suspended: Erik Lamela
West Brom
Injured: Kieran Gibbs
Suspended: None
West Ham
Injured: Andriy Yarmolenko, Arthur Masuaku, Ryan Fredericks, Pablo Fornals, Angelo Ogbonna, Darren Randolph
Suspended: None
Wolves
Injured: Daniel Podence, Rui Patricio (doubt), Fernando Marcal, Raul Jimenez
Suspended: None
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